well guys i dont wanna drive on my bbs during the winter. so i just sanded and resprayed my stock rims, high performance wheel silver (hopefully it will stay on), but what kind of tires should i fit them with.
Im going to get blizzaks, but should i go with the stock setup of 225/45/17 or should i go one step wider with 235/45/17.... I mean its a dollar difference. what about you better, would i get rubbage with the wider tires?


blizzak revo or blizzak ws-50

 

anyone?

 

Im not 100% sure but I think I remember reading that you can go 235 on the stock rims without rubbing but it will be close. But like I said I'm not 100% sure that you can. I'll try and find the post to let you see it

 

Its only 10mm you will be perfectlyfine, however some math geek said that wider tires in the snow are not as good as skinnier ones, something to the effect that you actually WANT LESS surface area in the snow thats why crappy small front wheel drive cars aren't terrible in snow because their little tires catch perfectly... hope this helps

 

thanks guys yeah i heard about skinnier tires in the snow too. whatever we all have quattro....
my bbs are on 245/45/17 soo ill just go one step lower for my winter 235/45/17

 

Do you rub at all with the 245?

 

The difference in width (and the comcomant change in sidewall height) will have a marginal affect on your spedometer, as well. Negligible, to be sure, but there, nonetheless... Check HERE: http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.htmlto see what I am refrrring to.

The math geek was generally correct. All else being equal, greater PSI load pressure is better in low-traction situations.


I'm sure your Quattro skills are soon to be the stuff of legend, but,anyone (such as myself) with years of experience of driving in ice & snow will hand you your assless-chaps, in a RWD '63 'Vette w/rock-crusher muncie 4-speedagainst your AWD-whatever. Quattro isn't a pallitive to be applied indescriminatly to cure your snow-driving worries. You are still bound by teh laws of physics, even if you choose to ignore the laws of man. Do NOT make any sudden control-surface (steering, brakes, gas) inputs. Increase your following distances by at least 3-fold. Drive as if you have a raw-eggbetween your gas and brake pedals and your feet, and you do not wish to so much as crack them.

If you live in an area where you expext to be driving on snow, more often that not, you might want to consider investing in a dedicated set of snow wheel/tires-combo, and swap them in/out as the season warrants. Otherwise, simply lay out the loot for a GOOD set of all-season UHPAS tires and be done with it. They even have them in your *stock* tire size, I'm sure...

 

nope i have never rubbed.. actually i think they are 245/40/17... everything is just really close

 

AWDaholic, very nice find with the tire calculator.. stock wheels. are 225/45/17 at 60mph i will be doing 60mph... but with my summer wheels on 245/40/17 at 60 i will be doing 59.4mph....... and if i get these winter tires on stock rims.. 235/45/17 at 60mph i will be doing 60.9mph

yeah i am pretty experienced in the snow, rain and ice. Its not like a live in colorado with pure snow, i live in the chicagoland area, where we have a mix of everything. you can be cruising on snow here, and suddenly hydroplane on some water or ice. haha i have experienced alot, but if your riding on pure snow, brakes will not help you( you will slide straight) you need to turn the wheel and apply gas to maneuver.

 

I run Falken Ze-512's on my D2 A8. I've ridden Falkens for about a decade, on everything from my AWD Opel Calibra-Turbo (back in Europe), to my Porsche 924 (back in Europe), to my Toyota Camry (here in DC), and now my Audi. $ - 4 - $, IMHO, teh best all-around tire you can buy. Wear-life suxxors (you HAFTA remember to rotate them, regurlarly, to get the most life out of them) as they're only good for about 25-30k of spirited driving (is there any other kind?!?!?!), which, for me, means a yearly application of new tires. But, they ARE inexpensive, so teh trade-off is a fair one, I believe. Others don't see it that way, but, it works for me. You can pay twice as much for tires that last twice as long, but, I don't thing I'd get twice teh grip, so I stick wit my Falkens until something cheaper, with comperable life/grip comes along.